Blizzard give their fans another gift celebrating their dungeon sequel’s two-year anniversary.

Blizzard give their fans another gift celebrating their dungeon sequel’s two-year anniversary.

If you played Diablo III over the past week on PC,  you’ll have noticed that the drop rate for legendary items and rift fragments was doubled thanks to a special two-year anniversary buff, marking the game’s May 15th launch in 2012.

Diablo III Legendary Drop Rate Permanently Doubled
Fragment rates have returned to pre-event levels, but Legendary drops have been permanently doubled. Yay!
Well, it appears the promotion was such a success that Blizzard will be raising the drop rate for legendary items permanently, bringing the sequel more in line with the console version’s more charitable nature. Rift fragments however will go back to their drop rate pre-anniversary event, but it’s best not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

“I come bearing exciting news. Due to the overwhelming popularity of our Anniversary buff we have decided to keep the increased Legendary drop rate once the Anniversary celebration ends. Once the buff is disabled tomorrow morning, you will find that the new base line drop rates for Legendary items will be the same as those you have all enjoyed for the last week,” wrote Blizzard designer Travis Day on the official Diablo III forum.

Way to go Blizzard. We know what we’ll be playing this Bank Holiday Monday…